Cainiao to quadruple charter flights

• Charles Kauffman
• June 24, 2020
• All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, E-Commerce, Express, News, Strategy

Alibaba’s logistics affiliate Cainiao plans to quadruple international charter flight bookings to an estimated 1,260 flights over the next nine months as part of a series of investments totaling $140 million (RMB 1 billion) aimed at reducing average delivery times for its cross-border shipments. Cainiao expects the increased reliance on own-controlled charter flights to shorten […]

LGG creates pop-up handling facility at AirBridgeCargo site

• Charles Kauffman
• April 13, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Logistics, News, Strategy

On April 11, a temporary cargo handling facility commenced operations at Liege Airport (LGG) to connect ground handler WFS with an unoccupied building being prepared to house AirBridgeCargo’s new European hub. This “pop-up” will operate until May 31. When AirBridgeCargo and parent Volga-Dnepr Group signed a ten-year lease for warehouse and office space in October […]

Join us for a live Cargo Facts Asia preview session

• Charles Kauffman
• April 13, 2020
• All Posts, Cargo Facts Asia

For a glimpse at what delegates can expect from Cargo Facts Asia next week, Cargo Facts subscribers are invited to attend a live preview of a Cargo Facts Asia presentation featuring Steven Verhasselt, VP Commercial of Liege Airport. The streamed presentation, “Integrating Customs and Innovation to Meet the Needs of Growing Cross-border E-commerce” will start […]

ASL adds a 747-400F to its fleet

• Charles Kauffman
• November 14, 2019
• News, Video

ASL Airlines Belgium has taken delivery of a 747-400F on lease (30762, ex-China Airlines) [FAT 005217]. The aircraft arrived in Liege, Belgium (LGG) earlier this week and is expected to commence service shortly. Cargo Facts reported on the reactivation of the previously-stored China Airlines 747-400F last month. See the full story here. Here’s a video […]

El Al ceases 747 freighter ops, looks to AirBridge and ASL for charters [VIDEO]

• Charles Kauffman
• July 3, 2019
• All Posts, Carriers, Features, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Production Freighters, Video

On 30 June, an El Al-operated 747-400F (26563) landed at Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) on completion of a final commercial flight that originated in Liege, Belgium (LGG). El Al yesterday confirmed that it is retiring the freighter after nine years in service [FAT 005038]. Despite the retirement of the Israel-based carrier’s only freighter, El Al […]

Top 5 Cargo Facts stories during the first half of 2019

• Caryn Livingston
• July 1, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Features

With the first half of 2019 now behind us, the move into the second half of the final year of the decade presents a good opportunity to reflect on those stories that struck a chord with our readers. As you’ll see when looking through those stories that were most popular during the past six months, […]

E-commerce and freighters part II: Partnering on Asia-Pacific fulfillment

• Caryn Livingston
• June 27, 2019
• E-Commerce, Strategy

Yesterday, in part I of our feature on e-commerce and freighters, we explored the rise of the own-operated network for e-commerce fulfillment in the United States. In part II today, we consider how e-tailers in the Asia-Pacific region are utilizing partner capacity to fulfill growing e-commerce demand in the region.  Across the Pacific Ocean, Chinese e-tail […]

Volga-Dnepr Group’s cross-border cooperation with Cainiao reveals long-term ambitions at Liège

• Charles Kauffman
• December 17, 2018
• All Posts, Carriers, E-Commerce

Cainiao, the logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has named Volga-Dnepr Group its “preferred carrier for airlift capacity and logistics services” and will be granted “guaranteed access” to the Russia-based conglomerate’s fleet of forty-one aircraft, according to a joint release detailing a recently signed MoU between the two companies. For the Group and its cargo […]